Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Fewer college-age Americans drink alcohol, compared to nearly 20 years ago, according to a new study. Between 2002 and 2018, the number of adults aged 18-22 in the U.S. who abstained from alcohol increased from 20% …
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Cannabis ads and store location influence youth marijuana use
New WSU research shows regular exposure to marijuana advertising can increase the likelihood of adolescents using marijuana. Credit: Photo by Shelby Ireland on Unsplash Advertising and location of cannabis retailers influence adolescents’ intentions to use marijuana, according to a new …
Read More »Fighting intestinal infections with the body’s own endocannabinoids
The mammalian cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2) sense endogenous endocannabinoids and plant and synthetic cannabinoids to engender a response in the host that leads to decreased inflammation, intestinal motility and secretion, and increased appetite. Mammalian endocannabinoids are also sensed by …
Read More »4 in 10 teens, young adults have used CBD oil, study finds
(HealthDay)—Many teenagers and young adults may be using so-called CBD products, often in the belief that they will aid health conditions, a preliminary study suggests. Researchers found that of 200 U.S. teens and young adults who landed in their emergency …
Read More »US traffic deaths fell 2% in 2019; 3rd straight yearly drop
In this Jan. 24, 2020 file photo, early rush hour traffic rolls along I-10 in Phoenix. Traffic deaths in the U.S. fell for the third straight year in 2019, the government’s road safety agency said Thursday, Oct. 1. The National …
Read More »Lung injuries should be a warning about vaping’s risks
Ulf Wittrock/EyeEm, Getty Images The patients, most of them young, began showing up at hospitals in the spring of 2019. Some were coughing, out of breath or feverish. Some were vomiting or had diarrhea. Some ended up in intensive care, …
Read More »Lower rates of opioid prescriptions in states that implemented medical cannabis use laws
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Using data from privately-insured adults, new findings from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston revealed that there is a lower level of opioids prescribed in states that have allowed the use of medical marijuana. …
Read More »Broad legalization cuts into medical marijuana
In this April 25, 2019, photo, two-time cancer survivor and medical marijuana cardholder Bill Blazina, 73, smokes a marijuana joint on the deck of his neighbor’s home in Waldport, Ore. Blazina also uses a high-potency marijuana oil as a medical …
Read More »Promise of marijuana leads scientists on search for evidence
by Carla K. Johnson In this Friday, March 22, 2019 file photo, an employee at a medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., sorts buds into prescription bottles. At the end of 2018, about 1.4 million Americans are actively …
Read More »Medical marijuana does not reduce opioid deaths, study finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Legalizing medical marijuana does not reduce the rate of fatal opioid overdoses, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The finding contradicts a 2014 study that legal-pot advocates, public officials and even physicians …
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